Gun support



L. C. DECKER Feb. 17, 1959 GUN SUPPORT Filed July 5. 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet1 INVENTOR.

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United States PatentO The presentinvention relates to a support for agun or a rifle for wearing by an individual exteriorly of the clothingof the individual.

An object of the present invention is to provide a support for a gun orrifle which lends itself to support of such gun or rifle on the body ofan individual in. a position in which it leaves the hand of theindividual free and from which position the gun is easily shifted to aready position.

Another object of the present invention is -to provide a gun supportwhich lends itself to support of a gun on the body of an individual insuch a position that the gun will not be dislodged if the individualstumbles or falls.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a gun supportwhich may be dependingly hung from the shoulders of an individual andone, when so hung, which can be shifted on the body of the individual soas to enable the gun to be carried in positions under or cradled in anarm, across the chest or back, and to be easily shifted from each ofsuch positions to a position of use.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a gunsupport which is simple in structure, one sturdy in construction andeconomical to manufacture and assemble, and one which is highlyeffective in action.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will befully apparent from the following description when taken in connectionwith the annexed drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the upper body portion of anindividual, showing the gun support according to the present inventionin a position of use;

Figure 2 is an elevational view of a portion of the gun support, showinga portion of the rifle supported thereon, the rifle portion being shownin full lines and in dotted lines in two positions of support;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2; a

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is an exploded view showing the components of the assemblyshown in Figures 2 and 3;

Figure 6 is an isometric view showing a modified form of the attachingmeans used with the present invention; and

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 6.

Referring in greater detail to the drawings in which like numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several views, the gun supportaccording to the present invention is designated generally by thereference numeral 10 and comprises a hanger plate 12 arranged in anupright direction and having on one face thereof a vertically disposedslideway 14. The slideway 14 is embodied in a vertically disposed bar 16having its upper and lower end portions 18 and 20, respectively, lyingin the plane of the adjacent 2,873,902 Patented Feb. 17, 1959 "ice faceof the hanger plate 12 and fixedly secured thereto by rivets 22 or othersuitable means.

The bar 16 has an outwardly bowed portion 24 extending from the lowerend portion 20 toward a point inwardly of and spaced from the upper endportion 18. The bar 16 has a substantially straight portion 26projecting inwardly of and connected to the upper end of the bowedportion 24. A slot 28 extends inwardly of the upper end of the bowedportion 24 and is in communication with an aperture provided in thestraight portion 26 of the bar 16, the aperture being designated by thereference numeral 30. The aperture 30 constitutes an enlarged open upperend for the slideway 14 consisting in the slot 28.

A first form of an attaching means is shown inFigures 2 to 5, inclusive,and a second form of such attaching means "is shown in Figures 6 and 7.The first form of such attaching means embodies a diamond-shaped plate32,.although other shaped plates may be substituted therefor, fixedlysecured by screws 34 to one side of the stock of a rifle 36. The secondform of the attaching means embodies a block 38 having one face curvedand conformably shaped to fit the side 'of a rifle barrel 40 and securedthereto by means of metal screws 42 and forming a support for avertically disposed bar 44. Each of the attaching means has a stud 46,46' constituting a connector, projecting perpendicularly therefrom andhaving a head 48, 48 on the free end thereof. The head 48, 48', isfreely insertable and withdrawable through the aperture 30 in thestraight portion 26 of the bar 16 and the stud 46, 46', is slidablealong and rotatable in the slot 28 in the bar 16 upon insertion of thehead 48, 48', respectively, through the aperture 30.

A vertically disposed plate 50, constituting a suspension member, hasits lower end connected by means of a rivet 52 to the upper portion ofthe hanger plate 12 with a washer 54 therebetween for free rockingmovement of the plate about a horizontal axis from the full lineposition in Figure 2 to the dotted line position.

Harness means, embodying a strap 56 having its ends received in loops58, also receiving midportions of clips 60, is carried by the suspensionmember plate 50 for support of the plate 50 from the shoulder portionsof an individual, the individual being shown in Figure 1 and designatedby the reference numeral 62. A rivet 64 connectseach of the clips 60 tothe adjacent portion of the plate 50 for limited swinging movement abouta horizontal axis and enabling the strap 56 to assume a positioncomfortable to the individual in all positions of support of the rifleor gun 36 forwardly of the individual, under the arm or cradled in thearm of the individual or over the back or chest of the individual.

While only preferred embodiments of the present invention are here shownand described, other embodiments are contemplated and numerous changesand modifications may be made therein without departing from the spiritof the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A support comprising a hanger plate arranged in an upright direction,a vertically disposed slideway on one face of said plate and having theupper end open, an attaching means adapted to be secured to an articleto be supported, a connector projecting from said attaching means andfreely insertable and withdrawable through the open end of said slidewayand slidable along and rotatable in said slideway upon insertion in thelatter, a vertically disposed suspension member having the lower endconnected to the upper portion of said hanger plate for free rockingmovement of said member about a horizontal axis, and harness meanscarried by said suspension member and adapted to be secured to the bodyof an individual.

2. A support comprising a hanger plate arranged in an upright direction,a vertically disposed slideway on one face of said plate and having anenlarged open upper end, an attaching means adapted to be secured to anarticle to be supported, 'a stud having a head on the free end thereofprojecting from said attaching means and having the head freelyinsertable and withdrawable through the open-end of said slideway, saidstud being 'sli'clable along and "rotatable insaid slideway uponinsertion of said head through said s'lideway open end, a verticallydisposed suspension member having the lower end connected to the upperportion of said hanger plate for 'outwardly' bowed portion extendinginwardly from the lower end thereof to a point inwardly of and spacedfrom the upper end and a substantially straight portion projectinginwardly of and connected to the upper end of said gamma bowed portioncarried by one face of said plate, said bowed portion of said-bar havinga slot extending inwardly of the upper end thereof, said straightportion of said bar having an aperture therethrough in communicationwith the adjacent end of said slot, an attaching means adapted to besecured to an article to be supported, a stud having a head on the freeend thereof projecting from said attaching means and having the headfreely insertable and withdrawable through said aperture in said barstraight portion, said stud being slidable along and rotatable in saidslot upon insertionof said head through said aperture, a verticallydisposed suspension member having the lower end connected'to the upperportion of said hanger plate for free rocking movement of said memberabout a horizontal axis, and harness means carried by said suspensionmember and adapted to be secured to the body of an individual.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS252,448 Flatau Ian. 17, 1882 612,298 Zuberbier Oct. 11, 1898 2,764,326Stanton Sept. 25, 1956

